The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ended the decades-old protections for the bears at its meeting in Palm Beach Gardens on Wednesday.

Florida black bears were once found throughout the state, but their population was decimated by hunting and development. The threatened species protection has been credited with their rebounding population, with around 3,000 bears now believed to be alive.

The measure that passed does not allow the bears to be hunted, but a parade of wildlife advocates voiced dissent to the plan, saying that taking away their protected status is a mistake.

According to the police report, Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputies were called to a Jupiter home after reports that a naked man was ransacking the home and threatening that everyone inside was going to die.